Battle of Kontum

The Battle of Kontum was a battle of the Vietnam War which was fought from 13 May to 9 June 1972 during the Easter Offensive.

During the Easter Offensive, one of the three NVA invasion points was the Central Highlands of South Vietnam, where the NVA B3 Front joined with local Viet Cong forces to attack the ARVN base and provincial capital at Kontum. Two ARVN divisions held out against three NVA divisions employing Soviet and Chinese-made tanks, and the NVA suffered heavy losses, including up to 40,000 troops, 24 tanks, and 5 PT-76s. The ARVN successfully held Kontum, one of their major victories during the Easter Offensive.